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Brazil in Clay County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
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Memorial Building

Clay County (Indiana) Honor Roll

 
 
Memorial Building Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Al Wolf, May 10, 2009
1. Memorial Building Marker
Inscription.
Memorial Building
Erected and Dedicated
1945

Clay County Post No. 2
American Legion

Honor Roll Committee
David W. Henry, Chairman
Leo J. Murphy, Leo E. Dubois,
Victor P. George, Claude Reese,
Albert R. Morgan

 
Erected 1945 by Clay County Post No. 2 American Legion.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. Memorial has been permanently removed. It was located near 39° 31.491′ N, 87° 7.162′ W. Memorial was in Brazil, Indiana, in Clay County. It was at the intersection of East National Avenue and South Harrison Street, on the left when traveling west on East National Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial was at or near this postal address: 609 E National Avenue, Brazil IN 47834, United States of America.

We have been informed that this memorial is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.

Regionally, this memorial was in Central Indiana. It was also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Civil War Cannons Rededicated - Restoration (a few steps from this marker); Clay County (Indiana) Courthouse (a few steps from this marker); Vietnam War Memorial
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(within shouting distance of this marker); James R. "Jimmy" Hoffa (approx. 0.3 miles away); You Are Here (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Great Dane Dog (approx. 3½ miles away); 10 O'Clock Treaty Line (approx. 6.4 miles away); 10 O'Clock Line (approx. 9.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brazil.
 
Regarding Memorial Building. Within this Memorial Building are the lists and records of all the Clay County, Indiana Military vets and the deceased since World War I to our present day.
 
Also see . . .  Virtual Tour ( Courtesy - - Indiana Government web page). (Submitted on February 13, 2013, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana.)
 
Memorial Building Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Trevor L Whited, July 4, 2022
2. Memorial Building Marker
Memorial building and tree have been removed
Memorial Building Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Al Wolf, May 10, 2009
3. Memorial Building Marker
Marker clearly seen on exterior of the Memorial Building.
Wide View - - Memorial Building image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Al Wolf, May 10, 2009
4. Wide View - - Memorial Building
Sign Above Door to Memorial Building image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Al Wolf, May 10, 2009
5. Sign Above Door to Memorial Building
Sign in Window of Door - - Memorial Building Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Al Wolf, May 10, 2009
6. Sign in Window of Door - - Memorial Building Marker
Other View - - Memorial Building image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Al Wolf, May 10, 2009
7. Other View - - Memorial Building
Looking East - - Memorial Building image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Al Wolf, May 10, 2009
8. Looking East - - Memorial Building
Clay County Courthouse - Brazil, Indiana image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Al Wolf, May 10, 2009
9. Clay County Courthouse - Brazil, Indiana
Memorial Building can be seen to the left in the photo.
Back View - - Clay County Courthouse image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Al Wolf, May 10, 2009
10. Back View - - Clay County Courthouse
Memorial Building can be seen to the right of the courthouse in the photo.
Clay County Courthouse - - & - - Memorial Building image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Al Wolf, May 10, 2009
11. Clay County Courthouse - - & - - Memorial Building
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 12, 2009, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 2,157 times since then and 16 times this year. Last updated on July 3, 2022, by Trevor L Whited of Kokomo, Indiana. Photos:   1. submitted on May 12, 2009, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana.   2. submitted on July 3, 2022, by Trevor L Whited of Kokomo, Indiana.   3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. submitted on May 12, 2009, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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